Bechtelsville borough, PA

Tracts in this county

2022 population: 907 ( 35 from 2010 )
Land area: 0.5 square miles
Population density: 1719.4 persons per square mile

2022 Census data
White:	843	92.94%	8.3%
Black:	16	1.76%	1500.0%
Indian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
Asian:	0	0.00%	100.0%
2+ races:	27	2.98%	237.5%
Hispanic:	15	1.65%	25.0%

Total non-White:	64	7.06%	178.3%

2010-2022 Components	Number	Rate

Change in White population:	-76	-9.8
Change in Non-White pop.:	41	5.3

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:

Total population:

White:

Black:

Indian:

Asian:

2+ races:

Hispanic:

Total non-White:

2010
942
919	97.56%
1	0.11%
1	0.11%
1	0.11%
8	0.85%
12	1.27%
23	2.44%

2000
930
904	97.20%
3	0.32%
0	0.00%
12	1.29%
0	0.00%
11	1.18%
26	2.80%

1990
902
902	100.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
n/a
0	0.00%
0	0.00%

1980
832
827	99.40%
0	0.00%
0	0.00%
3	0.36%
n/a
2	0.24%
5	0.60%

Decade:

Components:

Births:

Deaths:

Net Migration:

Net Immigration:

Change in White population:

Change in Non-White pop.:

Number	Rate
2000's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

15	1.6
-3	-0.3

Number	Rate
1990's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

2	0.2
26	2.9

Number	Rate
1980's
n/a
n/a
n/a
n/a

75	9.0
-5	-0.6

Age, Family & Household Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

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Year:

Median Age:

Under 18:

Voting Age Population:

Over 65:

Households:

Persons Per HH:

Families (%HH):

Married Couples (%Fams):

Single Mothers (%Fams):

Non-Family (%HH):

2022
Number	Percent
35.9
216	23.8%
691	76.2%
84	9.3%

371
2.44

262	70.6%
178	67.9%
36	13.7%
109	29.4%

2010
Number	Percent
39.6
212	22.5%
730	77.5%
104	11.0%

362
2.60

264	72.9%
201	76.1%
23	8.7%
98	27.1%

2000
Number	Percent
35.3
239	25.7%
691	74.3%
113	12.2%

352
2.64

272	77.3%
235	86.4%
12	4.4%
80	22.7%

1990
Number	Percent
31.4
251	27.8%
651	72.2%
86	9.5%

317
2.85

246	77.6%
212	86.2%
4	1.6%
71	22.4%

1980
Number	Percent
27.9
255	30.6%
577	69.4%
92	11.1%

278
2.99

232	83.5%
204	87.9%
17	7.3%
46	16.5%

2022 Housing Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

Household Income
Range	Number	%
Less than $10,000	17	4.6%
$10,000 to $14,999	3	0.8%
$15,000 to $19,999	8	2.2%
$20,000 to $24,999	24	6.5%
$25,000 to $29,999	8	2.2%
$30,000 to $34,999	8	2.2%
$35,000 to $39,999	16	4.3%
$40,000 to $44,999	4	1.1%
$45,000 to $49,999	3	0.8%
$50,000 to $59,999	23	6.2%
$60,000 to $74,999	40	10.8%
$75,000 to $99,999	52	14.0%
$100,000 to $124,999	86	23.2%
$125,000 to $149,999	26	7.0%
$150,000 to $199,999	36	9.7%
$200,000 or more	17	4.6%

Median Household Income	89,107
Per Capita Income	36,670

Welfare Households
	Number	%
SSI	6	1.6%
Public Assistance	13	3.5%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps	44	11.9%

Labor Force, Ages 25-64
	Number	%
Employed	485	75.8%
Unemployed	20	3.1%
In Armed Forces	0	0.0%

Total Labor Force	505	78.9%
Not in Labor Force	135	21.1%

Real Unemployment Rate		24.2%

Class of Worker
	Male	Female	% Male
Private Sector	254	138	64.8%
Non-Profit	12	42	22.2%
Self-Employed	5	9	35.7%

Local Government	3	14	17.6%
State Government	0	16	0.0%
Federal Government	0	2	0.0%

Total Private + Self	259	147	63.8%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.	15	74	16.9%
Total	274	221	55.4%

Pct. Govt.	7.1%

Occupation
	Number	%
Management, Business, Science, Arts	81	16.4%
Sales and Office Occupations	98	19.8%
Professional, Technical	89	18.0%
Service Occupations	47	9.5%
All others	180	36.4%

White Collar		54.1%

Industry
	Number	%
Retail trade	83	16.8%
Health care and social assistance	77	15.6%
Manufacturing	72	14.5%
Construction	57	11.5%
Educational services	46	9.3%
Professional, scientific, technical	28	5.7%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.	26	5.3%
Accommodation and food services	25	5.1%
Transportation and warehousing	23	4.6%
Other services	19	3.8%
Real estate and rental and leasing	13	2.6%
Finance and insurance	11	2.2%
Utilities	6	1.2%
Arts, entertainment, recreation	3	0.6%
Wholesale trade	3	0.6%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting	3	0.6%

Hispanic Breakdown
Country	Number	%
Mexican	0	0.00%
Puerto Rican	13	1.43%
Cuban	2	0.22%
Dominican	0	0.00%

Total Central American	0	0.00%
Costa Rican	0	0.00%
Guatemalan	0	0.00%
Honduran	0	0.00%
Nicaraguan	0	0.00%
Panamanian	0	0.00%
Salvadoran	0	0.00%
Other Central American	0	0.00%

Total South American	0	0.00%
Argentinean	0	0.00%
Bolivian	0	0.00%
Chilean	0	0.00%
Colombian	0	0.00%
Ecuadorian	0	0.00%
Paraguayan	0	0.00%
Peruvian	0	0.00%
Uruguayan	0	0.00%
Venezuelan	0	0.00%
Other South American	0	0.00%

Other Hispanic	0	0.00%

Asian Breakdown
Country	Number	%

Language Spoken at Home
Language	Number	%
English	842	99.1%
Spanish	4	0.5%
French, Haitian, Cajun	4	0.5%

Ancestry
Country	Number	%
German	343	37.8%
Italian	102	11.2%
Irish	91	10.0%
Polish	77	8.5%
American	63	6.9%
Slovak	51	5.6%
Pennsylvania German	47	5.2%
English	36	4.0%
French	32	3.5%
Northern European	28	3.1%
Danish	19	2.1%
Scottish	18	2.0%
Norwegian	15	1.7%
African	14	1.5%
Dutch	11	1.2%

Citizenship & Nativity
	Number	%
U.S. citizen	905	99.8%
Not a citizen	2	0.2%

Native	903	99.6%
Foreign-born	4	0.4%

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
5	0.8%	40	6.2%	302	47.0%	151	23.5%	97	15.1%	47	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years	5	0.8%
9-12 Years	40	6.2%
H.S. Grad or GED	302	47.0%
Some College	151	23.5%
Bach. Degree	97	15.1%
Grad Degree	47	7.3%
Average years of education: 13.2

Recent Trends
	Votes	Δ Margin	Swing %
2020 vs. 2016	R +54	R +22	D + 0.0%
D +32
2020 vs. 2012	R +71	R +63	R + 12.1%
D +8
2020 vs. 2008	R +77	R +103	R + 23.5%
D -26

2016 vs. 2008	R +23	R +81	R + 23.6%
D -58
How to interpret this table

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Year	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff (St)	Diff (US)	PSV
2020	64%	Donald Trump* (R)	272	60.9%	Joe Biden (D)	161	36.0%	14	3.1%	447	12	14	0.01%
2016	52%	Donald Trump (R)	218	59.1%	Hillary Clinton (D)	129	35.0%	22	6.0%	369	11	13	0.01%
2012	50%	Mitt Romney (R)	201	55.5%	Barack Obama* (D)	153	42.3%	8	2.2%	362	9	8	0.01%
2008	55%	John McCain (R)	195	48.9%	Barack Obama (D)	187	46.9%	17	4.3%	399	5	3	0.01%
2004	53%	George W. Bush* (R)	225	59.5%	John Kerry (D)	145	38.4%	8	2.1%	378	11	9	0.01%
2000	47%	George W. Bush (R)	190	58.8%	Albert Gore, Jr. (D)	117	36.2%	16	5.0%	323	12	11	0.01%

* incumbent PSV: percent of state vote

2020 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Joe Biden (D)

161

36.0%

Donald Trump* (R)

272

60.9%

Jo Jorgensen (Lbt)

3.1%

TOTAL

447

Turnout: 64%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 14

2016 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Hillary Clinton (D)

129

35.0%

Donald Trump (R)

218

59.1%

Gary Johnson (Lbt)

4.3%

Other

1.6%

TOTAL

369

Turnout: 52%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 13

2012 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama* (D)

153

42.3%

Mitt Romney (R)

201

55.5%

Other

2.2%

TOTAL

362

Turnout: 50%	Diff (St): 9	Diff (US): 8

2008 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

Barack Obama (D)

187

46.9%

John McCain (R)

195

48.9%

Other

4.3%

TOTAL

399

Turnout: 55%	Diff (St): 5	Diff (US): 3

2004 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush* (R)

225

59.5%

John Kerry (D)

145

38.4%

Other

2.1%

TOTAL

378

Turnout: 53%	Diff (St): 11	Diff (US): 9

2000 President, Bechtelsville borough

Candidate

Votes

Pct

George W. Bush (R)

190

58.8%

Albert Gore, Jr. (D)

117

36.2%

Ralph Nader (Grn)

2.5%

Other

2.5%

TOTAL

323

Turnout: 47%	Diff (St): 12	Diff (US): 11

* incumbent

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bechtelsville borough, PA

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Year	Type	Turnout	Winner			Runner-Up			Other		Total Votes	Diff	PSV
2022	S3	49%	Mehmet Oz (R)	197	57.3%	John Fetterman (D)	133	38.7%	14 [+]	4.1%	344	11	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Erik Gerhardt (Libertarian) 8 (2.3%); Dan Wassmer (Keystone) 4 (1.2%); Richard Weiss (Green) 1 (0.3%); Other (Write-in) 1 (0.3%);
2022	G	49%	Doug Mastriano (R)	194	56.2%	Josh Shapiro (D)	140	40.6%	11 [+]	3.2%	345	15	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2022: Matt Hackenburg (Libertarian) 7 (2.0%); Christina Digiulo (Green) 2 (0.6%); Joseph Soloski (Keystone) 2 (0.6%);
2018	S1	37%	Lou Barletta (R)	138	52.1%	Bob Casey, Jr.* (D)	124	46.8%	3 [+]	1.1%	265	9	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Dale Kerns (Libertarian) 2 (0.8%); Neal Gale (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2018	G	38%	Scott Wagner (R)	135	50.4%	Tom Wolf* (D)	130	48.5%	3 [+]	1.1%	268	10	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2018: Ken Krawchuk (Libertarian) 2 (0.7%); Paul Glover (Green) 1 (0.4%);
2016	S3	51%	Pat Toomey* (R)	225	62.2%	Katie McGinty (D)	117	32.3%	20 [+]	5.5%	362	13	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2016: Edward Clifford (Libertarian) 20 (5.5%);
2014	G	31%	Tom Corbett* (R)	113	50.7%	Tom Wolf (D)	110	49.3%	0	0.0%	223	6	0.01%
[-] Other candidates in 2014:

*: incumbent +: ran on additional party lines Type: G: Governor; S1,S2,S3: Senate Class 1, 2 or 3
italics: special election RO: runoff election PSV: percent of state vote

Housing Data
	Number	%
Housing Units	373
Median Value	$212,700

Occupied	371	99.5%
Vacant	2	0.5%

Owned	287	77.4%
Rented	84	22.6%
Median Rent	$1,292

Single-Family Units	303	81.2%
Detached	191	51.2%
Attached	112	30.0%
Buldings with 5+ Units	24	6.4%
Mobile Homes	2	0.5%

Bechtelsville borough, PA

Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

Age, Family & Household Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

2022 Housing Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

2022 Income & Employment Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

2022 Educational Attainment Data for Bechtelsville borough, PA

Historical Presidential Election Results for Bechtelsville borough, PA

Historical Statewide Election Results for Bechtelsville borough, PA